Regarding parentese, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. By four months of age, babies prefer parentese over normal speech.
b. When a baby is still babbling, parents tend to use long, adult-style sentences.
c. Parents begin using parentese more frequently after the baby says its first word.
d. The melodies, pauses, and inflections of parentese tend to differ from country to country and culture to culture.
ANSWER: d
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